The Bellator tournament format has the built-in framework to generate stars in a hurry.

It’s cruel on mind and body, but going from relative unknown to a headlining commodity can become reality with only three wins in a matter of weeks.

Dave Jansen (16-2 MMA, 3-0 BFC) hopes to kick off his quick ascent when he faces Magomed Saadulaev (14-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) on the main card of Bellator 77, which takes place Friday at Reading Eagle Theatre in the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pa.

The tourney winner earns $100,000 in total compensation and a title shot against current champion Michael Chandler or his future challenger, Rick Hawn.

“I’m ready for anyone in this tournament, to be honest,” Jansen told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “I feel I’m a bad matchup for just about everyone.”

Jansen is on a 3-0 run after a 1-2 stint in the WEC. All of the wins have come under the Bellator banner, where he submitted Scott McAfee and Ashkan Morvari before earning a decision win over Jacob Kirwan in his most recent outing.

“I’m looking to go out there and of course make a statement, and get these fights finished quickly so I’m healthy for the next one,” Jansen said.

“His biggest attribute looks to just be his strength,” Jansen said. “He’s a really strong guy. He’s coming down from 170 (pounds). I think he’s around 5-foot-5″or 5-foot-6, so he’s kind of just a barrel.

“He likes to throw a big right hand over a left hook and shoot. He’s a grappler. I’m a grappler.”

Despite Saadulaev having only fought overseas, mainly in his native Russia, Jansen was able to find plenty of his footage on YouTube.

“I think I definitely have the edge in the striking, especially now since I’ve been working with a boxing coach on the regular, Andy Minsker over at Sports Lab,” Jansen said.

Minsker was 12-2 as a professional boxer in the mid-to-late 1980s.

Jansen looks to extend an impressive recent string of sterling performances put in by teammates Mike Pierce, Ian Loveland and Tyson Nam in recent weeks. Pierce and Loveland are both on two-fight win streaks with knockouts of Aaron Simpson at UFC on FX 5 and Casey Olson at Tachi Palace Fights 14 in their most recent bouts, respectively.

Not to be outdone, Tyson Nam is on a four-fight win streak, which included a first-round knockout of Bellator bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas in August at Shooto Brazil 33.

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